Unit 1 Culminating Writing Task In "What Is Rhetoric?," the author says, "How one says something conveys meaning as much

as what one says." Consider the texts in this unit and determine which text most effectively

employs the resources of language to achieve a desired effect on the intended audience. Write

an essay that analyzes how the author uses rhetoric to advance a point of view or achieve a

purpose. Discuss as part of the analysis how the author unfolds the series of ideas or events and

the effect of specific word choices on meaning and tone. Cite strong and thorough textual

evidence to support the analysis.

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.